Monday, 2 February 2015

First let me say that I am not really discriminating against anyone called Bob. If that is what you are called you are still welcome to join in our components discussion!
So what are we talking about on todays #BoardGameHour, well the answer is basically, what comes in your box! It's components week..

Here are the questions:

Q1: As a rule, do you know how good the quality of a games components are before you buy / play it? #BoardGameHour

Q2: Does the quality of included components drive your buying choices? #BoardGameHour

Q3: Would you prefer it if some games had slightly more basic components to keep the price point down? #BoardGameHour

Q4: Do components genuinely affect the game experience? #BoardGameHour

Q5: What component do you think is most innovative? #BoardGameHour

Q6: should we expect publishers to include bags in games to sort components? #BoardGameHour

Q7: Are there any games which should not have had such complex / high quality components? #BoardGameHour

Q8:Do you have any special connection with some components? a favorite colour of piece / lucky dice? #BoardGameHour

Q9: What is your favorite luxurious component? #BoardGameHour

Q10: Is there one type of component that you always want to be top quality (Dice, Cards, meeples etc)? Why? #BoardGameHour

Q11: Which game has the best components? #BoardGameHour

Look forward to seeing you later.. If you want to know more about Board Game Hour click HERE

Monday, 26 January 2015

Today we talk about board gaming for disabled people. This does not mean you have to be disabled to take part as the questions will covers lots of areas and most people will at least play with someone who is colour blind.

Q1: Do you consider yourself disabled, or do you know anyone who is in any way? #BoardGameHour

Last week our #BoardGameHour topic was Diversity in board gaming. Someone suggesting we do a poll of participants and the lovely +Geek on Radio (oh how we love her) put one together for us there and then. Here are the results:

According to our straw poll your average #BoardGameHour participant is ...

Monday, 19 January 2015

Our topic for this weeks #BoardGameHour is quite a hot one. We have recently had the issue of slavery come up with it's inclusion in the hit Days of Wonder game Five Tribes (note: this was a hit even though some people objected.. Interesting, did they buy it anyway?)

So, we are going to delve into this subject. We will start tonight by looking at the subject of diversity in the whole. Then if parts are worthy of a full hour, we will carry on next week with a more focused look at one area.

Here are the questions for today:

Q1: What areas of board gaming (themes, players, mechanics, artwork, industry) do you feel needs more diversity the most? #BoardGameHour

Q2: What sort of diversity would you like more of, moral, cultural, racial, gender, sexuality, other? #BoardGameHour

Q3: Should diversity take priority over authenticity to theme? #BoardGameHour

Q4: Do you feel diversity within who players board games is getting better? #BoardGameHour

Q5: Do you want more female characters in game? would you like more realistic looking female characters/drawings? #BoardGameHour

Q6: Should sexuality be expressed in board games? Should it be more diverse? #BoardGameHour

Q7: Should artwork be more representative of diversity? #BoardGameHour

Q8: If there is a lack of diversity in a game does it influence your potential purchase? #BoardGameHour

Q9: Can an answer to a lot of these issues be found in the mainly middle aged, white, male industry? #BoardGameHour

Q10: What can be done to address some of these diversity issues? #BoardGameHour

Q11: What games do you feel have handled diversity well? Which haven't? #BoardGameHour